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    The Botanist’s Daughter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 741min
    In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family. In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box containing a sketchbook of dazzling watercolours, a photograph inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It sets her on a path far from her safe, carefully ordered life and on a journey that will force her to face her own demons. In this spellbinding botanical odyssey of discovery, desire and deception, Kayte Nunn has so exquisitely researched 19th-century Cornwall and Chile you can almost smell the fragrance of the flowers, the touch of the flora on your fingertips.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Caroline Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/haau/000171/bk_haau_000171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Azure Bonds: Forgotten Realms: Finder's Stone, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 884min
    Her name is Alias, and she is in big trouble. She is a sell-sword, a warrior-for-hire, and an adventuress. She awoke with a series of twisting, magical blue sigils inscribed on her arms and no memory of where she got them. Determined to learn the nature of the mysterious tattoo, Alias joins forces with an unlikely group of companions: the halfling bard, Ruskettle, the southern mage, Akabar, and the oddly silent lizard-man, Dragonbait. With their help, she discovers that the symbols hold the key to her very existence. But those responsible for the sigils aren't keen on Alias's continued good health. And if the five evil masters find her first, she may discover all too soon their hideous secret. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kristin Kalbli. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/006696/bk_adbl_006696_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Royal Flash: The Flashman Papers, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 573min
    In volume II of The Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent. In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for deceit and malice, and above all his speed in evasion against the most brilliant European statesman and against the most beautiful and unscrupulous adventuress of the era. From London gaming halls and English hunting fields to European dungeons and throne rooms, he is involved in a desperate succession of escapes, disguises, amours, and (when he cannot avoid them) hand-to-hand combats. All the while the destiny of a continent rests on his broad and failing shoulders. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Mace. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001947/bk_hcuk_001947_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Marrying the American Heiress: A Victorian Historical Romance: Brides of Scandal, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 395min
    Michael Blake, a straitlaced English nobleman, desperately needs to marry an heiress. When he discovers that his intended bride - and her much-need dowry - has been romanced away from him by his own brother, he is forced to turn to the only other great heiress on the market.  Emma Marks is an American adventuress who has spent the last few years traveling the world - a bargain she made with her father in return for her promise to marry a titled aristocrat by the time she's 25. But when Michael is accused of a crime he didn't commit, can Emma help him deal with the ghosts of his past? And can Michael show Emma she doesn't need to travel the world to be happy because love is the greatest adventure of all? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lillian Rachel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/198254/bk_acx0_198254_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Royal Flash, Hörbuch, Digital, 336min
    In Volume II of the Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent. In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for deceit and malice, and above all his speed in evasion against the most brilliant European statesman and against the most beauiful and unscrupulous adventuress of the era. From London gaming-halls and English hunting-fields to European dungeons and throne-rooms, he is involved in a desperate succession of escapes, disguises, amours and (when he cannot avoid them) hand-to-hand combats. All the while, the destiny of a continent rests on his broad and failing shoulders. Language: English. Narrator: Rupert Penry-Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001120/bk_hcuk_001120_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Vanity Fair: July 2014 Issue, Hörbuch, Digital, 197min
    Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideasthat matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerfulstorytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice - often the onlychoice - for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, VanityFair is the arbiter of our era. This month's issue features: Hollywood's Newt Wave: Shailene Woodley, who carries this month's The Fault in Our Stars, plus 23 more kids headed for fame Exclusive: A showbiz gambling queen on some of Hollywood's highest rollers 21st-CenturyTravel: Inside the Dubai International Airport 20th-Century Adventuress: The life of Clare Boothe Luce Art Establishment: Uncovering Jeff Koons Plus:The Thomas Piketty craze and Donna Tartt's Goldfinch backlash Language: English. Narrator: Graydon Carter, various narrators. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006726/bk_blak_006726_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Doctor Who - Storm Warning , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 117min
    October 1930. His Majesty's airship, the R101, sets off on her maiden voyage to the farthest-flung reaches of the British Empire, carrying the brightest lights of the imperial fleet. Carrying the hopes and dreams of a breathless nation. Not to mention a ruthless spy with a top-secret mission, a mysterious passenger who appears nowhere on the crew list, a would-be adventuress destined for the Singapore Hilton...and a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. There's a storm coming. There's something unspeakable, something with wings, crawling across the stern. Thousands of feet high in the blackening sky, the crew of the R101 brace themselves. When the storm breaks, their lives won't be all that's at stake.... The future of the galaxy will be hanging by a thread. Written by Alan Barnes. Directed by Gary Russell. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul McGann, India Fisher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bgfn/000098/bk_bgfn_000098_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    American Female: A True Tale of Adventure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min
    Middle-class, mid-career, and Midwestern, 20-something Emily Carpenter walks into a new job that isn't middle anything. In only slightly more time than it takes to get a passport, this brave adventuress finds herself thrust into a world of lavish luxury, corporate hijinks, and personal scandal. Jet-setting around the globe with her sociopathic boss, she discovers the line between right and wrong is generally negotiable, and almost always in a language other than English. Forced to her breaking point, Emily has to decide what is more important: her old self-respect or her new career. But first - she'll have to survive. American Female is The Devil Wears Prada, meets Eat, Pray, Love, while On the Road. Narrated in Emily's unflinchingly honest voice, this modern day Hero's Journey is an odyssey you won't be able to put down. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Carpenter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063700/bk_acx0_063700_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Charlotte Pollard Series 01, Hörbuch, Digital, 330min
    Charlotte Pollard's adventures are over. She escaped death aboard the R101 and travelled in time and space - but now in the service of the monolithic, unknowable Viyrans, their unending mission is stifling her. An encounter with would-be adventurer Robert Buchan near the mysterious Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity provides the opportunity Charley needs for escape.... So the adventuress is abroad once more, meeting a lost expedition in uncharted forests, solving enigmas and hoping beyond hope to see the people she misses most: her family. But Charley cannot run forever. The Viyrans know the power of the Lamentation Cipher, and they have a solution...for everything. Part one: 'The Lamentation Cipher' Part two: 'The Shadow at the Edge of the World' Part three: 'The Fall of the House of Pollard' Part four: 'The Viyran Solution' Written by Jonathan Barnes and Matt Fitton. Directed by Nicholas Briggs. Language: English. Narrator: India Fisher, Michael Maloney, Anneke Wills, Terrence Hardiman, James Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bgfn/000189/bk_bgfn_000189_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    No Place for a Dame , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 602min
    Beautiful, bold, and brilliant Avery dreams of becoming a member of the Royal Astronomical Society - and the only way she can join the all-male society is to disguise herself as a boy. After helping Giles, Lord Strand, escape a disastrous engagement she is certain he will assist in her daring masquerade. No lady would ever come up with such a preposterous scheme, and no gentleman would accept . . . but fortunately for Avery, Giles is no gentleman. A bargain is struck between the stargazing adventuress and society’s most sophisticated lord. He will sponsor her as his prodigy and she will cover for him as he hunts London’s darkest warrens for a missing colleague from his shadowy past. But time and again Giles finds his quest compromised by his fierce and unwise attraction to the lovely girl who, though no lady, may well be the one dame to finally unlock the secrets of his heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alison Larkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/005590/bk_brll_005590_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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